One tough bastard
 

Omaha man uses steak knife to perform self-tracheotomy

OMAHA, Neb. ? An Omaha man struggling to breathe used a steak knife to perform an at-home tracheotomy. Steve Wilder said he thought he was going to die when he awoke one night last week and couldn't breath.

Wilder said he didn't call 911 because he didn't think help would arrive in time. So, the 55-year-old says, he got a steak knife from the kitchen and made a small hole in his throat, allowing air to gush in.

Wilder suffered from throat cancer and related breathing problems several years ago. About that time, he had an episode where he couldn't breath because his air passages swelled shut. He said that's what happened this time around.

Doctors don't expect Wilder to suffer any adverse affects from the tracheotomy once it's healed.

http://www.ajc.com/news/content/shar...acheotomy.html

that takes some serious balls

omg, I actually already thinked about it (if I would do it)

that guy has lots and lots of balls

All he needed was a pack of Winstons

bah you all give him too much credit... he was prolly like. "AHHH This is it!!" and tried to kill himself...

http://healthresources.caremark.com/...o/00042715.jpg

Stupid redneck probably didn't even need to do it...

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In a life or death situation, people are capable of wonderous accomplishments including operations on one's self. I have heard of people getting stuck in machinery and performing self amputations, etc.

robs been watching the human body special on the discovvvvvverrrrryyyyyyyyy channnellllll... ;)

I guess if its life or death you just do these things but it still seems pretty impressive to me.